世界石油

(WO) “Challenger Energy 及其全资乌拉圭子公司 CEG Uruguay SA 已与雪佛龙公司的全资子公司雪佛龙乌拉圭勘探有限公司（“hevron”）签订了一项外包协议，相关乌拉圭近海 AREA OFF-1 区块 60% 的权益。

雪佛龙将收购 AREA OFF-1 区块 60% 的参与权益，并承担该区块的运营权。CEG乌拉圭将保留40%的非经营权益

交易完成后，雪佛龙将向 CEG 支付 1250 万美元现金。雪佛龙将承担 CEG 乌拉圭 100% 的 AREA OFF-1 3D 地震活动相关费用分摊，最多为 CEG 乌拉圭净额 1500 万美元。

3D 地震活动结束后，如果雪佛龙决定在 AREA-OFF 1 区块钻探一口初步勘探井，雪佛龙将承担 CEG 乌拉圭所承担的该井相关成本的 50%，最高净额为 2000 万美元CEG 乌拉圭。

AREA OFF-1区块是一个大型海上区块，面积约14,557 km ²，位于乌拉圭近海约100公里处，水深80米至1,000 m。该公司于 2020 年 6 月根据乌拉圭公开回合进程获得了 AREA OFF-1 许可证。许可证于2022年5月25日正式签署，许可证的最初四年勘探期于2022年8月25日开始。

Challenger 首席执行官 Eytan Uliel 表示：“我们非常高兴地宣布将乌拉圭 AREA OFF-1 区块转包给全球公认的行业领导者雪佛龙。我们坚信AREA OFF-1具有巨大的潜力，此次外包是对CEG迄今为止所做的高质量技术工作的有力验证。

“我们为 AREA OFF-1 制定的战略是引入更大的行业参与者作为运营合作伙伴，以期通过加速的 3D 地震活动快速推进该区块，我们希望随后进行勘探井钻探。外包实现了这一目标，我们期待继续在乌拉圭的激动人心的旅程，无论是在 AREA OFF-1（现在与雪佛龙合作），还是在我们仍然全资拥有的 AREA OFF-3 区块。我们感谢 ANCAP 在授予这些区块时对 CEG 所表现出的信心，并感谢我们的利益相关者的持续支持。”

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(WO) – Challenger Energy and its wholly-owned Uruguayan subsidiary, CEG Uruguay SA, have entered into a farm-out agreement with Chevron Uruguay Exploration Limited (“Chevron”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, related to a 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block, offshore Uruguay.

Chevron will acquire a 60% participating interest in the AREA OFF-1 block and will assume operatorship of the block. CEG Uruguay will retain a 40% non-operating interest in the

Chevron will pay to CEG $12.5 million cash on completion of the transaction. Chevron will carry 100% of CEG Uruguay’s share of the costs associated with a 3D seismic campaign on AREA OFF-1, up to a maximum of $15 million net to CEG Uruguay.

Following the 3D seismic campaign, should Chevron decide to drill an initial exploration well on the AREA-OFF 1 block, Chevron will carry 50% of CEG Uruguay’s share of costs associated with that well, up to a maximum of $20 million net to CEG Uruguay.

The AREA OFF-1 block is a large offshore block covering approximately 14,557 km², located approximately 100 km offshore Uruguay in water depths ranging from 80 meters to 1,000 m. The company was awarded the AREA OFF-1 license in June 2020 under the Open Uruguay Round process. Formal signing of the license took place on 25th May 2022, and the license’s initial four-year exploration term commenced on 25th August 2022.

Eytan Uliel, Chief Executive Officer of Challenger said, “We are absolutely delighted to announce the farm-out of our AREA OFF-1 block in Uruguay to Chevron, a globally recognized industry leader. We firmly believe that AREA OFF-1 holds enormous potential, and this farm-out is strong validation of the high-quality technical work CEG has done to-date.

“Our stated strategy for AREA OFF-1 was to introduce a larger industry player as operating partner, with a view to rapidly progressing the block via an accelerated 3D seismic campaign followed by, we hope, exploration well drilling. The farm-out achieves this aim, and we look forward to continuing on our exciting journey in Uruguay, both on AREA OFF-1, now in partnership with Chevron, and also on our still wholly owned AREA OFF-3 block. We are grateful to ANCAP for the confidence shown in CEG when awarding these blocks, and we thank our stakeholders for their continuing support.”

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